u/Questioning-Warrior

My PC experienced 2 forced shutdowns by sudden thunderstorms (caused by the heatwave). Now, it still turns on perfectly fine, but I shut my PC off for the rest of the night along with switching the power button off. If my memory serves me right, brief blackouts may involve surges. Which can potentially damage PSU and motherboard units. I once had to replace those parts. I want to check and make sure I suffered no damage whatsoever with my current ones.

How do I check my components health? Do I run a command for a diagnostic? (I hope my parts are perfectly fine, especially considering the horrendous market, but I'll cross that bridge if I get there)

My PC experienced 2 forced shutdowns by sudden thunderstorms (caused by the heatwave). Now, it still turns on perfectly fine, but I shut my PC off for the rest of the night along with switching the power button off. If my memory serves me right, brief blackouts may involve surges. Which can potentially damage PSU and motherboard units. I once had to replace those parts. I want to check and make sure I suffered no damage whatsoever with my current ones.

How do I check my components health? Do I run a command for a diagnostic? (I hope my parts are perfectly fine, especially considering the horrendous market, but I'll cross that bridge if I get there)

I set up everything, including the visual c prerequisite, but no matter what key I press, the UI doesn't open.

I've read somewhere that there haven't been any known examples of a mediums or psychics correctly solving cases. For example, the famed Allison Dubois was known for being wrong in various criminal cases. However, I'm not exactly inclined to entirely dismiss mediumship. I'm just wondering if there are limitations to even experienced practitioners. Like, are they able to see what lies beyond but can't see what's going on in the human world?

(what prompted this thought is that I got a notification online on a post I made a long time ago and it was a skeptic saying the above)

I've read somewhere that there haven't been any known examples of a mediums or psychics correctly solving cases. For example, the famed Allison Dubois was known for being wrong in various criminal cases. However, I'm not exactly inclined to entirely dismiss mediumship. I'm just wondering if there are limitations to even experienced practitioners. Like, are they able to see what lies beyond but can't see what's going on in the human world?

The one recent Supreme Court victory that he gained (everything else was a loss) is a rather concerning one: him being able to fire people in independent agencies. But rather than immediately despair, I am curious about if he still has limitations with this. Like, does it still have to go through a lengthy process through the system (which can potentially render his firings vetoed or dismissed)?

What other catches may Trump have to face?

I'm curious about your insight.

The one recent Supreme Court victory that he gained (everything else was a loss) is a rather concerning one: him being able to fire people in independent agencies. But rather than immediately despair, I am curious about if he still has limitations with this. Like, does it still have to go through a lengthy process through the system (which can potentially render his firings vetoed or dismissed)?

What other catches may Trump have to face?

I'm curious about your insight.

Edit: why is everyone liking this post but not responding to my question? Please answer

As someone who is donating monthly to SecureActBlue, I've been receiving all these emails and letters. For a while, I have submites pre-written messages to congress for them to take action and I have occasionally donated to certain causes (I even occasionally share them here on this subreddit). However, it's very exhausting for me. I find myself questioning "is this making a difference? Am I missing opportunities donating to worthy charities? How can I tell which is worthy to partake in and what is fruitless?". Frankly, I'm overwhelmed and confused.

Are these worth it? Or are there simpler, more reliable and efficient ways to opposing this regime than these emails? (For example, what are the best places and causes to donate to and rely on?)

I've been using Firefox for quite some time on my Linux desktop. Starting yesterday, though, it's been having problems. It's been freezing every time I open, requiring me to terminate it. Ultimately, I chose to reset it entirely. At first, it seemed to go okay as I was able to open it and set up everything once more. But then this morning (as of this writing), it's been freezing up again. I had to use Google Chrome just to type this.

I don't get why Firefox has been acting up and freezing every time I open it. Any idea as to how this is happening and how I can fix it? I'll be grateful.

For quite a while, I had managed to add and utilize Ecosia as my search engine for Firefox (I use Linux, which doesn't natively support Ecosia on its own). Just recently, however, I had to refresh my Firefox browser because of a strange glitch, so I have to set things up once again. One of which being setting up my search settings.

I know how to access Firefox's add browser extensions. I also searched Ecosia, clicked on its browser, and tried pasting the url (https://www.ecosia.org/) into my Firefox's search engine settings. But when I paste the url into "url with %s in place of search term", I get an error message on the bottom that says "Try including % in place of the search term". I tried adding that % but nothing seems to be happening. I can't seem to figure out how I got it done in the first place (or has there been a change?).

For those more knowledgeable, how exactly do I set my Mozilla Firefox to add Ecosia as my Search?

Many focus on whether and how many 2024 Trump voters regret their decision. What I'm more curious about, though, are the elligable voters who willingly chose not to vote (or chose a third-party candidate that had no hopes of winning).

I understand being disillusioned by the two-party system. I even once considered not voting between those two. But I ultimately voted to oppose Trump and his tyrannical project 2025. I wish that more had done the same.

So what's the status of those who chose not to vote in 2024?

I hope that more 2024 non voters are considering taking action against Trump. As flawed as the Democrat party is, it is the lesser of the two evils that is more likely to allow third-parties and various other options to exist in the future.

Edit: guys, I'm not asking for people to vent about non-voters. I'm asking if there's been any info (videos, articles, etc.) of non-voters EXPRESSING regret.

Most of the other main characters have their last names be their species (Bentley Turtle, Murray Hippo, Carmelita Fox, etc). I tried researching about whether or not Sly's is another name for raccoon, but I can't seem to find anything about it. If Cooper has nothing to do with the animal, why is Sly the odd one out (my guess guess is that it sounds cooler)?

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P.s. I am aware that some versions of Sly have his last name be raccoon (browsing on the steamgriddb helped me find some art depicting that).

The application/program also works on non-Steam Deck devices, such as desktop PCs, other handhelds, and likely the upcoming Steam Machine. The main site even has such options to select when installing. Not that the name bothers me at all, but it is a little inaccurate-sounding when used on any other device.

Admittedly, I'm not sure what would be a good alternative. The best I got is EmuPack (as in a pack of emulators, which EmuDeck pretty much is), though it doesn't sound as nice as EmuDeck.

What's your take on the matter?

While my Steam Deck plays a number of games perfectly fine such as emulated GameCube games, some PS2 games don't run great. For example, Sly 2 lags horribly when facing the middle of hub worlds (and yes, I did try messing with the resolution settings and other aspects, but had no luck). Any insight about if Sly 2 works better on this device? I'd be grateful.